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The Role of Anesthesiology in Global Health

A Comprehensive Guide

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Editors:
  1. Ram Roth

    1. Department of Anesthesiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA

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  2. Elizabeth A.M. Frost

    1. Department of Anesthesiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA

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  3. Clifford Gevirtz

    1. Department of Anesthesiology, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, USA

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  4. Carrie L.H. Atcheson

    1. Department of Anesthesiology, Oregon Anesthesiology Group, Adventist Medical Center, Portland, USA

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  • First comprehensive guide to the role of the anesthesiologist in global health
  • Specific surgical diseases endemic to low- and middle-income countries covered
  • Management of acute and chronic traumatic injuries in a low-resource setting detailed
  • Real-life clinical scenarios illustrate that more can be done with less
  • Underscores need for collaborative development of global health strategy
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (29 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Evolution and Development of Missions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Medical Missions: A Short History from There to Here

      • Elizabeth A. M. Frost
      Pages 3-18

    3. The Evolution of Surgical Humanitarian Missions

      • Ofer Merin
      Pages 19-30

    4. The Global Burden of Surgical Need

      • K. A. Kelly McQueen
      Pages 31-39

    5. Anesthesia Disparities Between High-Income Countries and Low-and Middle-Income Countries: Providers, Training, Equipment, and Techniques

      • Steven Dale Boggs, Nicholas W. Chee
      Pages 41-58

    6. Planning a Mission, Fundraising, and Building a Team

      • Medge Owen, Helen Akinc
      Pages 59-84

    7. Developing Anesthesia Equipment for Low-Resource Environments

      • Angela Enright
      Pages 85-92

    8. Materials Management and Pollution Prevention

      • Jodi Sherman, Dorothy Gaal
      Pages 93-103

    9. What Do Patients and Communities Expect of a Medical Mission?

      • V. Lekprasert, S. Pauswasdi, B. M. Shrestha
      Pages 105-116

    10. Anesthesia in Resource-Poor Settings: The Médecins Sans Frontières Experience

      • Miguel Trelles, Patricia Kahn, Jason Cone, Carrie Teicher
      Pages 117-126

    11. Quality of Care: Maintaining Safety Through Minimum Standards

      • Kathryn Chu, Monique James
      Pages 127-139

    12. Legal and Ethical Issues in Global Health: A Trip Through the Vagaries of Truth and Culture

      • Jeffrey S. Freed
      Pages 141-155

  3. Specific Case-Related Implementation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157
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    2. Strategies for Patient Assessment and Scheduling

      • Laurent Jouffroy
      Pages 159-177

    3. Perioperative Follow-Up and Quality Maintenance

      • Curtis L. Baysinger, Ivan Velickovic, K. A. Kelly McQueen
      Pages 179-191

    4. Women’s Rights to Pain Relief After Surgery and Labor Analgesia

      • Fiona Turpie, Ronald B. George
      Pages 193-201

    5. Saving Sight in Developing Countries

      • Ebby Elahi, Natalie F. Holt
      Pages 203-216

    6. Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Intensive Care: What Is the Role of Missions?

      • Peter M. J. Rosseel, Carrie L. H. Atcheson
      Pages 217-241

    7. Anesthesia Considerations for Facial Deformity Repair in Lesser Developed Countries

      • Clifford Gevirtz
      Pages 243-255
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About this book

“This brilliantly assembled expert compendium provides a much-needed guide for the practical application of anesthesiology in medical practice in the most bereft underdeveloped and violence-afflicted regions of the globe.” —Seymour Topping, Professor Emeritus of International Journalism, Columbia University

 

This is a comprehensive guide to the role of anesthesiologists in medical missions. In their capacity as perioperative physicians, anesthesiologists improve the safety and efficacy of surgical interventions for underserved patients in low- and middle-income countries around the world. Contributions from international experts in global health provide essential historical context, practical medical and surgical considerations for planning missions, and scenarios of “on the ground” implementation of care. The final section considers anesthesiology education in the context of global health. This is an encompassing and eye-opening resource for trainees and physicians considering participating in a medical mission and students and faculty of global health.

Reviews

“The Role of Anesthesiology in Global Health: A Comprehensive Guide, reviews international health literature pertinent to anesthesiologists and serves as a guide for the anesthesiologist considering or already involved in international work. … This book is perfectly suited to anesthesiologists interested in global health, yet it offers a wealth of information for all anesthesia providers. Furthermore, this textbook provides a solid reference for other physicians, particularly surgeons interested in work in international health.” (Gregory Klar, Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie, Vol. 62, August, 2015)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Anesthesiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA

    Ram Roth, Elizabeth A.M. Frost

  • Department of Anesthesiology, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, USA

    Clifford Gevirtz

  • Department of Anesthesiology, Oregon Anesthesiology Group, Adventist Medical Center, Portland, USA

    Carrie L.H. Atcheson

About the editors

Ram Roth, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York USA; Attending, Department of Anesthesiology, Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens, Queens, New York USA Clifford Gevirtz, MD Adjunct Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University, School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA USA Carrie Atcheson, MD, MPH PGY-4, Department of Anesthesiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York USA Elizabeth Frost, MD Professor of Anesthesiology, Icahn Medical Center at Mount Sinai, New York, NY USA.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Role of Anesthesiology in Global Health

  • Book Subtitle: A Comprehensive Guide

  • Editors: Ram Roth, Elizabeth A.M. Frost, Clifford Gevirtz, Carrie L.H. Atcheson

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09423-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-09422-9Published: 16 December 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-09423-6Published: 04 December 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 432

  • Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 103 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Anesthesiology, Tropical Medicine

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